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This is the pillar of the East gate of the Stupa at Sanchi and is adorned with some exquisite carvings depicting various incidents. The fine figurines and designs can make you look at them for hours and imagine the time and effort that would have gone into making these masterpieces . . . .

This is the North Gate of the main stupa at Sanchi. Its the best preserved gate with the maximum remaining ornamentation. But its the worst one for the photography and the light never falls from the front. . . .

One has to cross the Tropic Of Cancer while traveling to Sanchi from Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh Tourism guys have put up a nice board to mark this legendary imaginary line on the surface of our Planet . . . It was quite exciting to cross it twice . . . Just had read about it in my Geography books till that time . . .

Although there are 04 statues of the Budha on all four gates of the Stupa, but the one at the Eastern Gate is intact. I wonder what pleasure anyone would get by destroying and destruction such beautiful pieces of art . . . Its really un fortunate.